AI Readiness Project
The AI Readiness Project is a weekly show co-hosted by Anne Murphy of She Leads AI and Kyle Shannon of The AI Salon, exploring how individuals and organizations are implementing AI in their business, community, and personal life. Each episode offers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at how real people are experimenting with artificial intelligence—what’s actually working, what’s not, and what’s changing fast. You’ll hear from nonprofit leaders, small business owners, educators, creatives, and technologists—people building AI into their day-to-day decisions, not just dreaming about the future. If you're figuring out how to bring AI into your own work or team, this show gives you real examples, lessons learned, and thoughtful conversations that meet you where you are.
Episodes
The AI Readiness Project Series Finale
This week, Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy bring past guests back to close out The AI Readiness Project together. No new topic, no single focus — just the people who shaped the show, in the same space one more time.A few guests will share where they are now and what has shifted since we last talked. The rest will be the kind of conversation that happens when people who've been paying attention finall
Your AI Business Analyst Is Already Waiting, with Alice Bazdikian
"𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩: 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘐-𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵." — Alice Bazdikian𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀Most small business owners think AI is for big companies with big budgets. Alice Bazdikian has spent 20 years — and the last several of them training hundreds of entrepreneurs — proving that wrong. The real barrier isn't technology. It's mindset.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆Alice Bazdikian built Sma
How AI is Changing Design Thinking, with Sumin Chou
𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣?𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:We're going live with Sumin Chou, Managing Partner at Schema — a research and design firm working at the intersection of data, technology, and human experience. Sumin has spent decades shaping digital products for The New York Times, Neiman Marcus, Victoria's Secret, CBS Interactive, and more. Now he's tu
From Tool Sprawl to One System for Small Business with Eugina Jordan
"AI is not going to be built by Big Tech or Silicon Valley, it's going to be built by people like us." — Eugina JordanWhy This Matters: Small businesses drown in disconnected tools — QuickBooks here, HubSpot there, Gmail somewhere else — and waste hours toggling between tabs instead of growing. Eugina Jordan built a patented platform to end that chaos and put real-time business intelligence into t
She Built a University Because the Old One Couldn't Keep Up, with Sasha Thackaberry, Ph.D.
Most conversations about AI and education ask how traditional institutions can adapt. Sasha Thackaberry asked a different question: what if you didn't start with the old system at all? As Founder and President of Newstate University — the nation's first AI-founded, AI-focused university — she's not retrofitting a legacy model. She built something new from the ground up, and the architecture itself
The Digital Afterlife: Why AI is Your Final Love Letter, with Niki Weiss
"𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨." — Niki Weiss, Digital Thanatologist & Founder of ENDevo𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: We're all building companies, accumulating data, and leaving digital trails — but 70% of Americans have no end-of-life plan at all. Not a will. Not a legacy contact on their phone. Nothing. In a world where AI can replicate your
How to Trust the AI You've Built, with Sebastian Chedal
Sebastian Chedal has spent 25 years guiding organizations through digital transformation. These days, the question at the center of his work is one every executive is starting to ask: how do you minimize the risks of your AI system so you can actually trust it?This week, Kyle and Anne dig into AI testing, implementation risk, and what it takes to build systems you can stand behind.'Sebastian is th
How to Score Better Ads Using Creative AI with Ben Jones
In a world saturated with content, the difference between a global hit and a digital ghost is creative that's backed by data. We sit down with Ben Jones to explore how AI doesn’t replace the "soul" of an ad but finally gives us the tools to measure why it works.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, the Founder and CEO of 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀, is leading a shift in how brands think about creative. With a background that spans gl
Stop Chasing Hacks: How to Build Repeatable AI Workflows, with Kate Marshall
"𝘐𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘴." That's by Derek Sivers. This speaks to where we're at right now and how knowledge and information have zero value. It is all very much how we get creative and what we do with that information. - 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀We are currently drowning in AI "news," but starving for AI 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Most professionals
Why "Doing" is the Only AI Strategy That Matters, with Noelle Russell
"AI readiness in my book is a set of principles, and those principles are pretty simple. One, you are now in a world where you can be a doer, not a talker." — 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀As automation strips away the tasks of our jobs, we are entering a Great Repurpose where our value shifts from what we 𝘥𝘰 to who we 𝘢𝘳𝘦. Noelle Russell shows us how to use AI not just as a tool, but as an amplif
From Principles to Practice: Daisy Thomas on the Politics of AI Readiness
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆This week on The AI Readiness Project, hosts Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon talk with Daisy Thomas, Director of Advocacy and Policy Development at AI Salon. Fresh from a state policy fly-in in Tallahassee, Daisy brings a grounded, up-close look at how AI governance is unfolding—not just in theory, but in town halls, statehouses, and community centers.We explore how public infrastructure, no
From Panic to Purpose: Navigating "The Great Repurpose"
"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯... 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴." — Kyle Shannon 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀As autonomous agents and generative tools begin to commoditize traditional skills, the "AI Readiness" conversation is shifting from simple curiosity to a deep explorat
How to Protect Your Digital Identity in the AI Era, with Ken Griggs
This week on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, hosts 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 (𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗜) and 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻) talk with 𝗞𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝘀, CEO of 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, about protecting your digital identity when AI makes impersonation cheap and trust harder to earn.As synthetic content floods the internet, the real issue isn’t just deepfakes — it’s the growing uncertainty around what (and who) to believe. Ken explains
How Do You Know You Have an Ops Problem? with Danielle LaFleur
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁Danielle LaFleur is the Founder of Easy As Pie, where she and her team help organizations find operational gaps, clear bottlenecks, and turn messy processes into steadier cash flow—without treating people like a cost to cut. When she’s not untangling workflows, she’s on the road: Danielle travels 150K+ miles a year and happily admits she’s addicted to exploring.𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Anne Murphy an
Raising Capital with Clarity: Katie Dunn on Pitching, Investor Conversations, and Digital Twins
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗻 (𝘀𝗵𝗲/𝗵𝗲𝗿) is an angel investor and startup advisor who has financed $10B+ in commercial real estate and invested in nearly 30 early-stage companies. Through Masthead Strategies, she helps underrepresented founders sharpen their pitch, tell a clearer fundraising story, and walk into investor conversations prepared. Katie serves on the boards of Outcast Brands, Fierce Foundry, a
Reimagining Cinema: How AI is Opening New Worlds for Underrepresented Creators
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:Kimberly Offord is an award-winning AI Filmmaker and creative visionary whose work sits at the intersection of music, culture, and technology. She has produced groundbreaking AI-generated music videos for two Grammy-winning artists, including three official projects for Lalah Hathaway’s VANTABLACK album: the original “Tunnels” video, the official Tunnels Remix video, and the viral reel “
Sitting With the “Ick”: Building an AI Practice + Chris Vallone on Filmmaking Past Budget Walls
"𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰... 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨." — Chris Vallone𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄This week, hosts 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻) and 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗵𝘆 (𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗜) start with an honest check-in: the difference between “being busy” and having a practice you can return to—especially when you
Empowering Community Through AI with Marline Paul
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 On this episode of The AI Readiness Project, we sit down with Marline Paul, a powerful voice for accessibility in AI education. Marline shares how she pivoted from the classroom to entrepreneurship, why AI is her best (and snarkiest) co-worker, and how she brings her educator’s mindset to help others understand tools without feeling overwhelmed. Kyle and Anne also explore the broader
Spotlight on AI Festivus 2025: Voices Shaping the Future of Work
In this special AI Festivus 2025 spotlight episode, Anne and Kyle sit down with five standout voices set to speak at this year’s AI Festivus gathering on December 26–27. Each guest brings a hands-on perspective on how AI is reshaping everyday work—creatively, practically, and with a focus on real people, not just shiny tools. 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: From operations to storytelling, from enterprise content
Spotlight on AI Festivus 2025: AI in Practice
In this special AI Festivus 2025 spotlight episode, Anne and Kyle sit down with five standout voices set to speak at this year’s AI Festivus gathering on December 26–27. Each guest brings a unique perspective on how AI is changing everyday work—creatively, practically, and ethically.𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: From legal innovation to local journalism, from creative workflows to community resilience, the
From Survival Mode to the Growth Zone: Leading in the Intelligence Age with Jennie Blumenthal
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄So many leaders are stuck in survival mode—overloaded calendars, nonstop change, and constant pressure to do more. In this episode of The AI Readiness Project, Jennie joins hosts Anne Murphy (She Leads AI) and Kyle Shannon (The AI Salon) to unpack her Growth Zone framework: a practical way to move from reactivity to healthy high performance in the Intelligence Age.We’ll dig into how A
Building Income Resilience with AI: A Conversation with Trudy-Ann Armand
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Layoffs, hiring freezes, reorgs — even women with “good jobs” are feeling how fragile a single paycheck can be. Trudy-Ann Armand is on a mission to make sure that when work shifts, women aren’t starting from zero.In this episode of The AI Readiness Project, hosts Anne Murphy (She Leads AI) and Kyle Shannon (The AI Salon) talk with Trudy-Ann about why income resilience can’t wait, and
Built in an Hour: Gareth Hood's No-BS Approach to AI
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:Gareth Hood has built AI tools from scratch, helped over 100 artists turn their ideas into real projects, and once trained a tiger. He's also restarted his career six times. Now, he's applying that unconventional path to AI—building fast, learning on the fly, and helping others do the same.In this episode, Gareth joins Anne Murphy of She Leads AI and Kyle Shannon of The AI Salon t
Creative Control: AI Production with Liz Miller Gershfeld
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon sit down with Liz Miller Gershfeld to talk about what it actually means to “produce” AI-powered creative work. Spoiler: it’s not about tossing prompts into a black box and hoping for magic. It’s about protecting creative intent, building reliable workflows, and understanding what parts of the process AI can handle—wi
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Building AI Readiness From the Ground Up with Jennifer Hufnagel
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: In this episode of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, Jennifer Hufnagel joins Kyle Shannon and guest co-host Kellye Kamp to explore what it really means to be ready for AI. From her early days at Hootsuite to launching her own consultancy, Jennifer shares how her journey led her to AI and why many businesses still aren’t ready to take advantage of it. The conversation covers everything from
From Gen Z Skepticism to Local AI Models: Jyunmi Hatcher on What's Next
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:In this week’s episode, Anne and Kyle welcome Jyunmi Hatcher to unpack a topic not often discussed outside of niche corners of the AI world: local AI models, personal computing, and why running AI on your own hardware might be more important than it sounds.They start with a look at how Gen Z is engaging with AI—from skepticism to creative experimentation—and why showing up, literally
Your Story, Your Superpower: Sid Hargro on Creative Confidence in the Age of AI
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:Hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy talk with Sid Hargro about how personal stories connect with AI tools in fresh ways. From revisiting childhood writing to creating original art for his walls, Sid shows how curiosity and reflection can spark entirely new forms of creativity.The conversation highlights the role of storytelling in self-discovery, the responsibilities of sharing others
Why Your AI Strategy Starts with People, with Brian Maucere
What happens when someone who’s been a firefighter, CrossFit coach, nutrition entrepreneur and LinkedIn strategist finds his stride in AI? You get Brian Maucere — part tactician, part teacher and one of the most grounded voices in the field.In this episode, Brian shares how his varied background made him unexpectedly ready for GenAI. We talk about what it means to be prepared for a future that’s a
When AI Moves Faster Than You Do: PJ Loughran on Readiness in Real Time
AI’s pace can feel overwhelming, especially when the skills you mastered last month suddenly feel outdated. What happens when even the most engaged users feel left behind? In this conversation, Anne, Kyle, and PJ talk candidly about the emotional side of learning in public, the discomfort of losing your footing, and the practices that make constant change easier to handle.Key Takeaways:• Ways to t
Samantha Swaim and Kristin Steele Ask: Can AI Actually Bring Us Closer Together?
Show Overview:Anne and Kyle sit down with Sam Swaim and Kristin Steele for a refreshingly honest conversation about what it means to stay connected in an increasingly polarized world. As seasoned event pros—and Kristin is a self-described skeptic— they’ve seen firsthand how easy it is to lose the human element in favor of efficiency. But could AI actually make space for deeper connection? That’s w
Smarter Care, Better Ideas: H.T. Snowday on AI in Healthcare
This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, hosts Kyle Shannon and Anne Murphy explore how AI is reshaping the way we think, create, and navigate work. They dig into AI’s role as an “idea amplifier,” and how that shift helps us move from idea overload to clarity and action. From learning to let go of ideas that don’t stick, to using AI for self-reflection and creative experimentation, they share how th
Creating a New Infrastructure for What’s Next with Sundee Williams
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:This week on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, co-hosts Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon wrestle with a shared feeling: What if we’re preparing for all the wrong things? Their conversation leads to a powerful exploration of what “readiness” really means—especially when the systems around us are breaking down faster than we can adapt.Enter Sundee Williams, an AI implementation technologist with a
AI Readiness Project with My Luu & Amber Trivedi: Building the “Life GPS”
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